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A Run Through Time
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		A Run Through Time always begins with a marathon (The Mountain Mall) Scout Hut in Riverside Park near Salida will be a hive of activity on Saturday morning. Jon MacManus, race diretor, hopes to get at least 225 participants. The list tallied 175 for the marathon on March 7th with no previous winners having signed up.
Antarctica Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Aptos man wins Antarctica Half Marathon (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Greg Hales from Aptos, CA won the 2008 Antarctica Half Marathon in 1:42:15 and Tony Casselberry of Santa Cruz, CA won the Antarctica Marathon in 6:43. Both men faced temperatures way below freezing and avoided frostbite. The races included 221 participants from eighteen countries. With no manned aid stations, all participants either carried their water and food or stored them at designated rest stops.
Big Sur International Marathon
	News From: Sunday, March 16, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Debating the world's hardest running courses (Monterey County Herald) There has been a lot of debate in the running community about the world's hardest running course. Big Sur Marathon, with its 560-foot climb at Hurricane Point, is considered one of the hardest marathons in North America, but it doesn't even make the "A" list of toughest running events. Top contenders are The Run to the Sun, a 36-mile race climbing 10,000 feet up the Haleakala volcano on Maui; the 7.1-mile Dipsea trail race in Marin County that travels up the outskirts of Mount Tamalpias and down to the sea at Stinson Beach, the Western States Endurance Run that is a brutal 100-mile trail run from Squaw Valley to Auburn, which features more than 23,000 feet of elevation change. Without a doubt there are tougher marathons on Everest, in Antarctica, a 135-mile race through Death Valley, and a multi-day race where runners cross the Sahara Desert which are top contenders.
Boston Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 17, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Swampscott residents to make statement at Boston Marathon (Swampscott Reporter) Bill Flannery and Dan Santanello are running the 2008 Boston Marathon with the MassGeneral Marathon Team Fighting Kids Cancer One Step at a Time. The team has come a long way since its modest beginning in 1998, when a team of 10 runners raised almost $50,000 to support the pediatric cancer program. Now, a team of 122 runners has banked a cumulative $4 million and the number continues to rise.
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Boston Marathon Finalizes Elite Fields (Race Results Weekly) The final elite fields for the 2008 Boston Marathon has been announced. Jelena Prokopcuka and Rita Jeptoo heading the women's field. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Patrick Ivuti leading the men's field.
		Boston Marathon: A showdown of international proportion. (The Earth Times) Boston Marathon race organizers have put together a field of athletes that will make up one of the most talented and decorated fields in the history of the marathon. The men's side will boast three time Boston Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot as well as names like Kwambai, Ivitu, Asfaw and Bouramdane. The women's field touts defending champion Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia and former champions Rita Jeptoo (2006) and Margaret Okayo (2002) of Kenya.
City of Los Angeles Marathon (L.A. Marathon)
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		California Medical Hospital says "LEAN ON ME" at LA Marathon. (LA Downtown News) With over 25,000 participants and 1 million spectators, the California Hospital has a tall order: Save lives, provide care and not make the evening news. Over 300 doctors, nurses, fire fighters and volunteers staff eight medical aide stations and two mobile aide stations to treat anything that might come up as a situation in the marathon.
Dong-A Seoul International Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 17, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Persistent Marathoner Stages Successful Comeback (Donga.com) Kim Yi-yong yesterday proved himself one of the nations elite runners again at the 2008 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon. Kim who was first Korean finisher and overall seventh place finisher in 2:11:14. Sammy Korir won the marathon in 2:07:32. The winner of the women's race was Zhang Shu Jing of China in 2:26:11.
	News From: Sunday, March 16, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		Kenya Sweeps Seoul Marathon (Korea Times) Sammy Korir, best known for pacing Paul Tergat to a world record finish in 2003, won the 2008 Seoul Marathon in 2:07:32. Runner-up was Jason Mbote in a 2:07:37 and third was Edwin Komen in a 2:07:45. Top Koreans were Kim Yi-yong of South Korea who finished in 2:11:14 and Lee Bong-ju, silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Atlanta Olympics, who was eighth in a 2:12:27.
		2:07:32 victory for Korir in Seoul (IAAF) The 2008 Dong-A Seoul International Marathon was Sammy Korir won in a 2:07:32, the fourth fastest time of his career and the best since April 2006. Zhang Shujing of China won the women's contest in 2:26:11. Korir already ran his second Marathon of the year; earlier he had finished third in Dubai in January clocking 2:08:01.
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Elite Runners to Compete in Seoul Intl Marathon (Dong A IIlbo) 2008 Seoul International Marathon is expecting 25,000 participants, 1,225 of whom have finish times under three hours. The men's elite field will include two-time champion Buzinggo Donatien from Burundi, Korea's National Record Holder Kim Yong-taek and winner of the Gyeongju International Marathon Kim Young-bok. The women's field defending champion Lee Jeong-sook, 43, will have competition from female runners in their 40s and 50s such as Moon Ki-sook, 46, whose personal best is 2:47:52 and Kim Jeong-ok, 54, whose personal best is 2:52:25.
Duchy Marathon
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		500 Marathons in under 3 Hours and 20 minutes. 449 And Counting (Cotswold Chatterblog) Steve Edwards finished the 32nd Duchy Marathon on March 9th at Penventon Park Hotel in Redruth, Cornwall with a time of 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 26 seconds. This was his 449th marathon under 3 hours and 20 minutes. Edwards is on his was to complete 500 marathons by the year 2012 and hopes that all of them will be under 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Georgia Marathon
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		A peach of a treat before the ING Georgia Marathon (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Boston Marathon winner Gayle Barron knows a thing or two about preparing for the 26.2 mile race known as the marathon. She has encouraged runners to get massages in the days leading up to the race and taper off the running mileage too.
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Atlanta Falcons Linebacker Keith Brooking Prepares to 'Run for Something Better' at ING Georgia Marathon (Earth Times) Linebacker Keith Brooking will participate in ING's "Run for Something Better" program during the 2008 ING Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon. Brooking, a professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons, is the only player on Atlanta's current roster who played on the Falcons' 1998 Super Bowl team. Brooking is serving as a role model to encourage thousands of children in the metro Atlanta area to embrace physical activity and work towards setting their own personal fitness goals.
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		One Georgia Marathon and a Lifetime of Memories. (The Modesto Bee) With a finishing time of 7 hours and 4 minutes, ADRIANNE MURCHISON completed the 2007 ING Georgia Marathon. In less than one month she will join 15,000 other runners and take the marathon test one more time. Even after staggering and vomiting through last years inaugural race, Murchison vows to complete the race and her training will be the difference.
GO! St. Louis Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		50 Marathons in 50 States Again and Again! (St. Louis Today) Steve and Paula Boone head up the 50 States Marathon Club. Membership to this exclusive club is only 10 dollars per year. And to join you only have to complete 10 marathons in 10 different states. Steve Boone has made the complete 50 state circuit twice and his wife Paula has done 220 marathons. The group will venture to the Go! St.Louis Marathon on April 6th to complete one more 26.2 mile race.
Grandma's Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 10, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Grandma's Marathon seeking nominations for 2008 Rudy Perpich Public Service Award (Business North) The Rudy Perpich Service Award will be handed out as a memorial to the late Minnesota governor who supported the Grandma's Marathon with fervor and tenacity. Such public support from a public office is probably one reason that only 600 spots remain for the full marathon and the 1/2 marathon is sold out.
London Marathon
	News From: Monday, March 17, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Two soldiers in Iraq training to run London marathon (The Bolton News) Corporal Damien Byrne and Sergeant Major Stephen Tickle will join other members of the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster regiment in returning to the UK to compete in the 2008 London Marathon. Following the marathon, these soldiers will be heading back to their base in Basra. The Battalion members will run in a bid to raise £7,500 for the charity Sense, which supports children and adults who are deaf/blind or have associated disabilities.
		Liz gets set for marathon effort (The Press) Liz Davis, of Haxby, York, will tackle the 26-mile course next month in an effort to raise £1,000 for the St. Leonard's Hospice. The mother-of-two is no stranger to tests of endurance - having completed the London Triathlon last year.
		Marathon challenge will aid the disabled (The Flintshire Standard) Trudie Richards of Hope will tackle the Flora London Marathon next month, in a bid to raise £1,500 for disability charity Scope. Richards, a fitness coach, is also a classroom assistant at Ysgol Estyn, coordinates the after school club at Derwen School in Kinnerton and is a youth worker during the evenings.
	News From: Sunday, March 16, 2008
		Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
		Short of Conditioning, Keflezeghi Withdraws from London (Race Results Weekly) Reigning Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi has withdrawn from the 2008 London Marathon. Keflezighi and his coach Bob Larsen feel that he is short of the conditioning for such a competitive marathon. Keflezighi will now give his complete focus on preparing for the USATF Olympic Trials. This is the second time Keflezighi has had to withdraw from London. The first time was in 2005 when an injury forced him to withdraw and he was unable to finish in 2007, but dropped out in the 16th mile (26th km) due to achilles problems and a blister on his foot.
		Human Interest Story
		Tragedy drives Jonathan Pearce to run marathon (The Daily Mirror) TV Football pundit and Sunday Mirror columnist Jonathan Pearce is to run the London Marathon in memory of his tragic baby niece from Mitochondrial Disease, a rare and mostly fatal cell abnormality. The Lily Foundation was formed by the family to help find a cure for the fatal disease which affects just one child in a thousand.
	News From: Friday, March 14, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		High Blood Pressure Results in High Mileage (Matlock Mercury) Phil Heler, of Dales, will run London, New York and Berlin this year. He is joining Lord Seb Coe, a double gold medalist, to raise money and awareness for Get Kids Going. Heler got started when he tested positive for high blood pressure. His sedentary lifestyle days were over.
	News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Racing to Cure Cystic Fibrosis (Motor Sport) Oliver Gavin has won the LeMans auto race three times. He is now turning his intensity and training toward the London Marathon where he hopes to race to a sub three hour marathon and raise money toward finding a cure for cystic fibrosis.
Marathon de Mayo
	News From: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Recession Claims the Marathon de Mayo (Reno Gazette-Journal) The Marathon de Mayo, the only marathon in Reno, has been canceled. Race organizers have cited the lack of sponsors funding the race due to the economic downturn as part of the reason. The other was that the 2-year-old race received a grant from the Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority to the tune of 10,000 dollars.
Marathon des Sables
	News From: Thursday, March 13, 2008
		Human Interest Story
		Desert marathon test for footballer (Royston Crow) Martin Westcott, former Royston Town footballer, will be taking part in the 2008 Marathon des Sables, a 151-mile endurance race through the Sahara Desert. Westcott will be raising money for pupils at Castle School in Cambridge, a specialist school for children and young people with complex learning difficulties. Westcott's training is limited, having never experienced the terrain or the heat that he will encounter in the Sahara.
Odds And Ends
	News From: Monday, March 17, 2008
		Non-Marathon/ Other Running
		Mara Yamauchi wins Matsue Ladies Half Marathon (IAAF) British born, Japanese based Mara Yamauchi, who won the Osaka Ladies Marathon with a personal best of 2:25:10 in January, won the 2008 Matsue Ladies Half Marathon in 1:09:59. Rie Takayoshi and Hitomi Niiya finished second and third respectively in 1:10:49 and 1:11:41.
		In largely solo run, Geb takes Lisbon Half Marathon (IAAF) Haile Gebrselassie dominated the men's field winning the 2008 Lisbon Half Marathon in 59:15. Charles Kamathi and defending champion Robert Cheruiyot came in second and third respectively. In the women's race Salina Kosgei, winner of the 2005 and 2006 events, nabbed victory in 1:09:59 finishing two seconds before Pamela Chepchumba.
	News From: Sunday, March 16, 2008
		Post-Race Review/ Results
		SA athletes dominate in Elands Valley Marathon (SABC News) Former Olympics gold medalist Josia Thugwane and former Comrades Marathon Champion Sipho Ngomane continued their dominance of the 2008 Elands Valley Marathon. Thugwane won the half marathon for the third time while Ngomane also succesfully defended his title in the marathon. The two runners say their victories will boost their confidence in their preparations for the forthcoming Two Ocean Championships and Comrades Marathon respectively.
		Human Interest Story
		Ethiopia orders Gebrselassie to run (The Province) Ethiopia has ordered world champion marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie to compete in this summer's Olympics in China after the athlete announced that he will not run the 42.195-kilometer race because the air pollution in Beijing is a possible threat to his health. Ethiopian Sports Federation's technical director Dube Jillo stated: "It is the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, representing the nation, that determines whether Haile is fit to compete in the marathon event in Beijing's Olympics or not." Doctors and officials will decide whether Gebrselassie is fit to compete, Dube said.